Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and increased disability ratings for sleep apnea, finding that the criteria for such ratings were not met prior to October 7, 1996.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show severe or pronounced severity of sleep apnea syndrome as required by the rating criteria at the time of the initial grant of service connection in January 1989 and subsequent periods.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093796
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